1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Ohio House District 17
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Matthew J. Hatchadorian (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Virginia Aveni (D) by 3.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Matthew J. HatchadorianRepublican · winner
51.8%16,266
Virginia AveniDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%15,123
31,389 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET